Illinois Tech History

Illinois Tech was created in 1940 by the merger of Armour Institute and Lewis Institute. Located on the west side of Chicago, Lewis Institute, established in 1895 by the estate of hardware merchant and investor Allen C. Lewis, offered liberal arts as well as science and engineering courses for both men and women. At separate meetings held by their respective boards on Oct. 26, 1939, the trustees of Armour and Lewis voted to merge the two colleges. A Cook County circuit court decision on April 23, 1940 solidified the merger.

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Student protest at Illinois Institute of Technology, 1970
Technology Center Today and Tomorrow
State Street, looking north from Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois, 1962
Civil Engineering professor Eben Vey with students in classroom, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1960s
Civil Engineering professor Eben Vey with students in classroom, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois, ca. 1960s
Nate Thomas, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 1968-1973
Nate Thomas, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 1968-1973
Ear on Chicago, episode 38: Running a Mountain Through a Sieve: Universal Atlas Cement Company

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